Publication of a Determination Issued Pursuant to Executive Order 13902.
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing a sector determination pursuant to a January 10, 2020 Executive Order. The determination w...
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing a sector determination pursuant to a January 10, 2020 Executive Order. The determination was previously issued on OFAC's website.
DATES:
The determination was issued on August 24, 2026. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
for additional relevant dates.
This document and additional information concerning OFAC are available on OFAC's website:
ofac.treasury.gov/.
Background
On January 10, 2020, the President, invoking the authority of,
inter alia,
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701et seq.) (IEEPA), issued Executive Order (E.O.) 13902 of January 10, 2020, “Imposing Sanctions With Respect to Additional Sectors of Iran” (85 FR 2003, January 14, 2020). Among other prohibitions, section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 13902 blocks, with certain exceptions, all property and interests in property that are in the United States, that come within the United States, or that are or come within the possession or control of any U.S. person of any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State to operate in the construction, mining, manufacturing, or textiles sectors of the Iranian economy, or any other sector of the Iranian economy as may be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State.
On August 24, 2026, the Director of OFAC, in consultation with the Department of State and pursuant to 31 CFR 560.802, determined that section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 13902 shall apply to the aviation, digital asset, gold, shipping, and technology sectors of the Iranian economy. This determination took effect on August 24, 2026.
The determination was made available on OFAC's website (
ofac.treasury.gov/) when it was issued. The text of the determination is provided below.
Aviation, Digital Asset, Gold, Shipping, and Technology Sectors of the Iranian Economy
Section 1(a)(i) of Executive Order (E.O.) 13902 of January 10, 2020 (“Imposing Sanctions With Respect to Additional Sectors of Iran”) imposes economic sanctions on any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to operate in such sectors of the Iranian economy as may be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State.
To further address the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States described in E.O. 13902, and in consultation with the Department of State and pursuant to 31 CFR 560.802, I hereby determine that section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 13902 shall apply to the aviation, digital asset, gold, shipping, and technology sectors of the Iranian economy. Any person determined to operate in these sectors shall be subject to sanctions pursuant to section 1(a)(i).
This determination shall take effect on August 24, 2026.
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91 FR 55265
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“Publication of a Determination Issued Pursuant to Executive Order 13902.,” thefederalregister.org (August 27, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-17487/publication-of-a-determination-issued-pursuant-to-executive-order-13902.
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50 U.S.C. 1701
31 CFR 560.802